"Old Soldiers Never Die" is without exception the most valuable account of World War One written from the ranks." - Robert Graves

Frank Richards was in the first detachment to land in France in 1914, and stuck it out until Armistice day never missing a battle.

On the evening of 22nd Aug. we entrained with the remainder of the battalion who had come up from Rouen that day

Early next morning detrained at Valenciennes and marched to a little village named Vicq.